Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

death toll

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: death -toll
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The number of dead as a result of a war, natural disaster or other incident.

Example Sentences

"Food, clothing, bedding, and fire, were supplied in sufficient proportions to maintain life and health; and the three years of severe suffering passed over the cotton districts without any sensible increase of disease, and without increasing the frequency of the death toll."
"Fascinated by the fact that the death toll of this singular storm was the fifth highest on record as regards overall effects/death tolls for a natural disaster in the United States in the 20th century […]"

Inflected Forms

death tolls (plural)

Questions

What does death toll mean?: The number of dead as a result of a war, natural disaster or other incident.

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